hotelier

noun

ho·​te·​lier hō-ˈtel-yər 

ˌō-tᵊl-ˈyā,

ˌȯ- 

: a proprietor or manager of a hotel

Examples of hotelier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, the hoteliers are just disclosing all pre-tax fees up front, as required — a change that may allow consumers to make better cost comparisons. —Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024

Final Thoughts Leaders in this industry have an opportunity to stand on the shoulders of the great hoteliers who’ve built the current luxury market to reach higher. —Michael Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024

The lavish space speaks to a vision of the island that is both classic and contemporary, leaning into its Greek heritage (one of the hotelier’s families has owned the land the property is built on for over a century). —Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024

Our picture book setting is Lake Como in Italy, and my guest is a third generation hotelier Valentina De Santis. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French hôtelier, going back to Old French ostelier, hostelier "innkeeper," from ostel, hostel "lodgings, hotel entry 1" + -ier -er entry 2

Note: Cf. hosteler, hostler, ultimately borrowed from Anglo-Norman counterparts to the continental Old French word.

First Known Use

circa 1738, in the meaning defined above